Method, apparatus, and computer program product for optimization of item location in an automated storage system
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing the location of a plurality of bins of a storage system comprising:
- determining a number of touches each of a plurality of bins of a storage system has experienced over a predetermined time period;
identifying a bin with more touches than a bin at a first location, wherein the bin with more touches is at a second location; and
directing the bin with more touches than the bin at the first location to be swapped with the bin at the first location.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a method, apparatus, and computer program product for optimizing article or bin location in an automated storage device to increase the efficiency of article retrieval in filling an order. Methods of example embodiments may determine a number of touches of each of a plurality of bins of a storage system, where the touches are calculated over a predetermined period of time, identify a bin with more touches than a bin at a first location, where the bin with more touches is at a second location, and direct the bin with more touches than the bin at the first location to be swapped with the bin at the first location. Identifying a bin with more touches may include identifying a bin with a number of touches that exceeds the number of touches of the bin in the first location by a predetermined amount.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing the location of a plurality of bins of a storage system comprising:
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determining a number of touches each of a plurality of bins of a storage system has experienced over a predetermined time period; identifying a bin with more touches than a bin at a first location, wherein the bin with more touches is at a second location; and directing the bin with more touches than the bin at the first location to be swapped with the bin at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions for determining a number of touches each of a plurality of bins of a storage system has experienced over a predetermined time period; program code instructions for identifying a bin with more touches than a bin at a first location, wherein the bin with more touches is at a second location; and program code instructions for directing the bin with more touches than the bin at the first location to be swapped with the bin at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to cause the apparatus to:
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determine a number of touches each of a plurality of bins of a storage system has experienced over a predetermined time period; identify a bin with more touches than a bin at a first location, wherein the bin with more touches is at a second location; and direct the bin with more touches than the bin at the first location to be swapped with the bin at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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